Weight Loss
By Terry Dunkle, Diet Power Editor-in-Chief
Atkins, South Beach, Zone, Blood Type—you've heard about these and many other diets. Which one is best for you? Here, science provides the definitive answer.
By Janet Ford, Diet Power Senior Editor
A strange thing has happened over the past few years: the whole world seems to believe carbohydrates are bad.
Restaurants are offering low-carb alternatives on menus.
Low-carb products are elbowing others off supermarket shelves.
People on the street and in the media—even major news anchors—talk of carbohydrates in the same tones once reserved for PCBs and mercury.
What on earth is going on?
By Elena Serocki, Diet Power Senior Editor
In some ways, the South Beach diet is a refinement of Atkins.
Instead of eschewing carbohydrates in general, Miami cardiologist
Arthur Agatston recommends eating "good" carbs and shunning "bad" ones.
Full story.
By Terry Dunkle, Diet Power Editor-in-Chief
I didn't know how many pounds of fat I was carrying until I tried out my new body-fat scale.
Full story.
By Terry Dunkle, Diet Power Editor-in-Chief
America is becoming an obese nation while millions of children—including some in our own country—are starving. The calories you save by losing weight represent real money that you are no longer spending. Why not donate it to charity? Full story.
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